From: "Arthur Pirika" <arfy@andrelouis.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: trouble installing linux
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:17:24 +1200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <54C57776F27F4F48BDDA7D4534652611@tess> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E253B42F1CE74BC99CF4671E77B19656@Mikelaptop>
hi, just to update you all, I got my problem resolved. went back to arch
linux, changed from using ftp mirrors to http ones and wam. much, much
better response. Weird, as i always thought ftp was better at this kind of
thing. oh well. I'm a happy arch user now, and might do a podcast on
installing into a vm if anyone was interested.
arthur.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples@aim.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: trouble installing linux
> One thing which changed in recent versions of GRML which caught me out for
> a little was that the boot loader changed, now you need to press escape
> before typing your boot line.
>
> Michael whapples
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gaijin" <gaijin@clearwire.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: trouble installing linux
>
>
>> On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:41:39PM +1200, Arthur Pirika wrote:
>>> Grml just refuses to speak, but it does seem to load. as far as i
>>> know,
>>
>> Try an earlier verson of GRML. I had a similar problem booting
>> the sucker on a Dell Lattitude D630 with all Intel hardware. Older
>> versions of GRML would come up speaking, but newer versions wouldn't.
>> Whatever they changed in the setup messed something up. You could
>> always go with Debian. I've never had it stop speaking since first
>> installing with Shane's Etch installation CD. Debian came up talking
>> from the start and hasn't stopped talking yet.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
Arthur Pirika
` Hart Larry
` Kerry Hoath
` Chuck Hallenbeck
` Derek Roberts
` Cleverson
` Alex H.
` Gaijin
` Derek Roberts
` Michael Whapples
` Arthur Pirika [this message]
` Kerry Hoath
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